In this week’s episode I’m sitting down with Brad Mcleod, the genius behind one of Instagram’s most popular recovery pages, Sober Motivation.

Brad made the decision to get clean on the 11th of January 2010, after years of battling with addiction. It was a stint in jail and a lifetime ban from the US that gave Brad the motivation he needed to turn his life around.

In this conversation Brad shares the profound impact sobriety has made on the person he is today. We talk about the process of rebuilding self-esteem and rediscovering your integrity in recovery.

Brad is now a father of three and is helping people to change their lives by getting clean and sober. His passion is building a community of likeminded sober people who are there to celebrate and support one other. He credits this community as being the foundation of his recovery.

You can follow Brad’s account Sober Motivation here: @sobermotivation

You can follow Ash and Behind The Smile on IG here: @ashbutterss 

For more episode show notes head to Ash's Website.

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